SCL Conference Report: IT Law Hot Topics 2012
Helen Hart reports on Tuesday’s SCL Annual Conference ‘IT Law Hot Topics 2012: The IT law you need for 2013’…
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SCL Policy Forum Report: Computer and Communications Law Reform
Jaani Riordan reports on the annual SCL Policy Forum which took place on 13 and 14 September at the offices of Herbert Smith, London. Podcasts of most of the presentations at the Forum are now available on the SCL web site….
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The Cloud and You – The Lawyer’s View
Not everyone who talks about cloud computing seems to have grasped the basics but it is tough to assess the legal risks without a decent understanding. Lillian Pang aims to improve understanding of the cloud and the issues that arise from its use….
Clouds over the EU
John Salmon explains that EU initiatives on cloud computing don’t really solve the problems with adoption by the financial services sector…
Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003: Threat or Menace?
In light of the spate of recent prosecutions, and the DPP’s consultation exercise, Lilian Edwards looks at s 127 and what might be done about it…
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Cloud Computing vs Traditional Outsourcing – Key Differences
Kuan Hon and Christopher Millard particularise the many faces of cloud computing and warn of the dangers of pretending that each matches old outsourcing profiles when determining how to regulate….
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ICO Guidance on the Cloud
The ICO has acted to remind businesses of data responsibilities as more look to cloud computing to process personal information…
Book Reviews: Binding Corporate Rules and The No-nonsense Guide to Legal Issues in Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing
Laurence Eastham looks at two books with contrasting aims….
Anonymisation: SCL Response to ICO’s Consultation
SCL has submitted its response to the ICO’s consultation on a draft Anonymisation Code of Practice…
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The Twitter Joke Judgment: The Law with Unintended Consequences?
Chris Watson and Bailey Ingram highlight a largely ignored impact of the Divisional Court’s much publicised judgment in Chambers v DPP, namely the ruling on the term ‘public electronic communications network’….
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